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Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Gaza Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza, in one of his first official statements on Israel's war since becoming Pontiff. "From #Gaza, the cries of parents rise to heaven ever more intensely as they clutch the lifeless bodies of their children, searching for food and shelter from bombs," he wrote on X. "I renew my appeal to leaders: cease fire, release all hostages,...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:
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Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Israel killed at least 10 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza in two days, Gaza media office says
Israel killed at least 10 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza in two days, Gaza media office says At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 62 injured over two days as they scrambled to retrieve aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centre, the Gaza media office said on Wednesday. The office said that the Israelis โopened direct fire on hungry Palestinian civilians who had gathered to receive aid". โThis...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Israeli strike kills eight relatives of Palestinian photojournalist
Palestinian photojournalist Osama al-Arbid lost eight of his family members in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Chaotic scenes emerge from UN warehouse as starving Palestinians search for flour and children's food
Chaotic scenes emerge from UN warehouse as starving Palestinians search for flour and children's food Chaotic scenes are emerging on Wednesday of hundreds of starving Palestinians storming a UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine, or Unrwa, warehouse in Gaza. "Itโs chaos: a human tide surging toward hidden aid. Thousands are pushing, shouting, and clawing for sacks of flour and child nutrition boxes," Palestinian...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:What's inside the boxes of aid being distributed in Gaza?
What's inside the boxes of aid being distributed in Gaza? Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/28/2025 - 16:15 Backed by the US and Israel, the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is distributing supplies that Palestinians say are woefully inadequate A Palestinian man shows the food supplies he received as part of a box distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah, southern Gaza, on 27 May 2025...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Smotrich calls for 'rebuilding temple' during Jerusalem Day celebrations
Smotrich calls for 'rebuilding temple' during Jerusalem Day celebrations Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/28/2025 - 16:13 Call by far-right finance minister would entail the destruction of Al-Aqsa Mosque Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich walks to visit the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day, 26 May 2025 (Reuters) Off Far-rightIsraeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight Hamas
Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, says the bloc also does not support a new aid distribution model which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Crowds overrun US-backed group's new aid distribution site in Gaza
Videos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's site in Rafah.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Argentinian judge withdraws from negligence case over Maradonaโs death
Judge Julieta Makintach was accused of participating in a documentary about the famed football player's death.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Brazilian prosecutors sue Chinese carmaker BYD over labour conditions
Labour prosecutors allege that workers were brought to Brazil illegally and toiled in 'slavery-like conditions'.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Israel blowing up residential buildings near Gaza City
Israel blowing up residential buildings near Gaza City Israel's military is blowing up residential buildings near Gaza City, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Wednesday. Israel has demolished swaths of Palestinian homes throughout Gaza, as it pressed for a forced displacement of Palestinians from the enclave.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:US pauses student visa processing amid plans to up social media vetting
Latest Trump administration move comes amid wider pressure campaign against top universities, targeting of students.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Ireland moves to ban trade with Israeli-occupied territories
Ireland moves to ban trade with Israeli-occupied territories The Irish government approved on Tuesday the drafting of a bill to ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements considered illegal under international law, an unprecedented move for a European Union member. The move comes after the International Court of Justice last year said Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip was illegal...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Sudan says cholera outbreak killed 172 people in a week
Water treatment stations attacked by RSF unable to provide clean water in Khartoum state, where 95 percent of cases are.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Texas to require age verification for app purchases
The law requires parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged below 18.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:US judge temporarily bars Trump admin from ending NYC congestion pricing
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Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Israel accuses UN of failing to distribute aid after US contractor site swarmed by starving Palestinians
Israel accuses UN of failing to distribute aid after US contractor site swarmed by starving Palestinians The Israeli military accused the UN of โfailing to fulfil its role" in distributing aid inside Gaza. โWith the renewed entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, we have reached out to all humanitarian aid organizations and the international community, and called for them to take part in the distribution of aid to...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Mapping Israelโs military campaign in the occupied West Bank
Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu vows more aid sites in Gaza despite chaos in Rafah
More aid distribution sites are being set up in Gaza with US support, according to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Netanyhu says Israel and US temporarily lost control of Gaza aid site
Netanyhu says Israel and US temporarily lost control of Gaza aid site Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the US "momentarily" lost control of their aid site in southern Gaza as it was stormed by starving Palestinians on Tuesday. "We worked out a plan with our American friends to have controlled distribution sites where an American company would distribute the food to Palestinian families,"...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Trump administration on the defensive after Gaza aid plan spirals into chaos
Trump administration on the defensive after Gaza aid plan spirals into chaos Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 20:26 After proudly listing the number of meals distributed, spokesperson Tammy Bruce brushed off criticism and blamed Hamas Palestinians ride a cart after securing some aid from a distribution site run by the US-Israeli initiative known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Trump looking to cancel all government funding for Harvard University
Trump looking to cancel all government funding for Harvard University Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 18:30 A letter to federal agencies tells them to end contracts worth an estimated $100m after previously freezing billions in funds Demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common outside Harvard University to protest against its stance on the Gaza war and show support for the Palestinian people, in Cambridge,...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to begin on June 4
Officials say more than one million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have already arrived in the country.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:King Charles III warns, yet assures, as he opens Canadian parliament
King Charles III made references to US President Donald Trumpโs threats against Canada in remarks to its parliament.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Photos: Thousands of Palestinians crowd a controversial aid centre in Gaza
Israeli soldiers have fired warning shots to disperse the thousands who thronged the aid centre seeking food.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Trump administration to cut remaining US federal contracts with Harvard
Government escalates row with university over demands to curb pro-Palestine student activism, racial diversity policies.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:โDehumanisation by designโ: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos
โDehumanisation by designโ: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 19:06 The US-Israeli aid distribution operation in Gaza was widely condemned on social media Displaced Palestinians crammed behind fences wait to receive food packages from a US-backed foundation pledging to distribute humanitarian aid in southern Gaza, on 27 May 2025 (Social media) Off A...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:French lawmakers approve assisted dying bill
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Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:At least three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid aid stampede
At least three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid aid stampede At least three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire during an aid stampede on Tuesday, as throngs of starving people rushed to retrieve food packages. According to Al Jazeera Arabic, three were killed and 46 wounded when the Israeli army fired into crowds of starving people. The aid hub was controlled by an American private military contracting...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:โDeliberate massacreโ in Gaza as starving Palestinians seek Israeli-US aid
Thousands try to reach a food distribution site of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in southern Gaza.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Key takeaways from King Charlesโs โSpeech from the Throneโ in Canada
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Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Belgian foreign minister says 'genocide' describes Israel's war on Gaza
Belgian foreign minister says 'genocide' describes Israel's war on Gaza Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said that โonly the word genocideโ can describe Israel's war on Gaza. โAs the foreign minister, it is not up to me to make such statements. But my personal opinion is that this is very close to genocide. I donโt know what other horrors have yet to occur before that word can be used,โ Prevot said, according to...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Silhouetted by fire, six-year-old girl survives Israeli attack in Gaza
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Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Syria in direct, face-to-face deconfliction talks with Israel: Report
Syria in direct, face-to-face deconfliction talks with Israel: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 17:49 The meetings held in recent weeks largely focused on border security An Israeli soldier opens a gate at the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, in Majdal Shams, on 4 May 2025 (Shir Torem/Reuters) Off Syria and Israel have engaged in direct, face-to-face talks in recent weeks...
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